When he opened the door, he saw Rhett standing on the opposite platform - there were four packhouses on the back of the Gray Mountain negative hill beast, facing each other, with saddle bridges on the beast's back, and rigging and suspension bridges in front and behind. Connected, the central area is the back of the giant beast, which is also covered with a rope net and hung with many pockets, which contain materials that do not need to be sealed and stored.
Outside the door of each carriage house is a platform large enough for two people to move around, with a protective wall - of course, the so-called wall is just a wooden board with several shields nailed to one side.
The tall and mighty lion man was just opposite the suspension bridge, leaning on the wooden wall beside the platform. He held a small file in his hand and lowered his head to complete a very important task - repairing his snow-white claws.
Fang Plover saw that the small file was as long as a palm, but it looked like a toothpick in the lion man's hand.
The opponent's brown-red mane looked extremely majestic. There was a faint scar on his right cheek, running through his right eye, so that the silver of his right pupil was even lighter, almost white.
The lion man obviously cares about his mane, combing it neatly, bundling it into a braid, and tying it with a platinum ring engraved with his parents' surnames. Lions have a tradition of polygamy. Each platinum ring on their mane represents the family surnames of their different mother clans. Some surnames have different histories and origins, and the gold rings also have different shapes.
Just like human heraldry.
When Rhett saw Fang Plover going out, he straightened up and nodded politely to him: "It's a good weather, little human boy. Today's wind comes from Garcia, and it smells of linden trees——"
He said, raising his head and sniffing his nose. Garcia is in the north of the Dragon Roar Mountains, where there is a sea of linden trees, and the forest is inhabited by kobolds and trolls.
"My ID is Ed, Mr. Red." Fang Plover raised his head and replied. The tall lion man was almost half his body taller than him.
"ID is just a code name. What's your real name, little boy?" Rhett asked.
"You know, the pronunciation of our names is very difficult for you to pronounce."
"Then I'll call you Ed." Rhett looked at the Walker II in his hand and asked, "So Ed, is this your new toy? Let me see, a Walker II - —I remember the latest model of the Pacers is the Type III."
"That's not within the scope of my abilities," Fang Yu shook his head and said: "Besides, the Walker Type III is too big and it's not easy to use on this platform. Besides, this is not an ordinary Walker Type II. I'll add it to it. Installed some new equipment.”
In fact, the complete set of blueprints for Clockwork Fairy and Walker are all public primary blueprints. However, Walker Type III is the only novice-oriented flexible construction that requires an E-level crystal to drive it, while Fang Plover's α crystal only supports F. The output power of grade crystal.
"Not unreasonable," Red nodded: "As for the new equipment, I think you just have a chance to try it. Parker and the others met a caravan in front, and they seemed to have found a rock shark."
"Rock shark? How big is it?" Fang Plover was a little surprised. Rock sharks are large aerial sharks that usually live offshore and occasionally come ashore to feed. The rock shark is also the favorite of Kukai hunters, because the symbiotic magic crystal in its body is a natural high-quality core crystal. It is worth thousands of Lisels per kilogram in the market in the Cloud Sea area, and its single horn is the best earth element. One of the raw materials of the magic weapon, a rock shark horn with a length of more than two meters, can be sold for a sky-high price of more than 100,000 Lisels if the quality is slightly better.
Moreover, the level of rock sharks is very low, and the level of rock sharks in their prime will not exceed level 20. The levels of other age groups are even lower, and a junior adventure group can win them without any trouble. However, rock sharks are extremely rare. Fang Plover remembered that the last time Rodel had a rock shark horn for sale was at least half a year ago.
"It's not clear yet," Rhett's huge lion head shook: "Parker and the others went up to contact the people from the caravan, but it seems that we are not the only adventure group nearby."
Fang Yu couldn't walk when he saw the money now, and he couldn't wait to go and take a look in person. But fortunately, he still remembered that he had other things to do, and hurriedly asked: "By the way, Mr. Reid, where is Miss Attila?"
"She is in her room, right? Are you looking for her?"
Fang Plover nodded, thanked the lion man, and then crossed the saddle bridge - the ladies' residence was on the other side of the giant beast. The arched saddle is made of wooden boards and looks very solid and reliable. There are railings on both sides. Outside is a small piece of Etila's 'private plot', which is full of leguminous and solanaceous plants. It has already passed its flowering period. , began to bear fruit, and already had a heavy meaning.
The self-weight of the Gray Ridge Negative Hill Beast is a little over seventeen tons, and its carrying capacity is more than three tons. As long as it does not exceed it, it will not put too much burden on this behemoth. The platform designed by Luo Yu weighs only 1.5 tons, and the total number of passengers and materials on it will not exceed one ton. In addition, the weight reduction mechanism of Guy Crystal can reduce the effective load by 20%. So the load margin is actually quite large.
The elf girl made full use of this load margin, using the druid's ability and the hanging flower bed to plant a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it could not be said to replace dry food, it could occasionally change the taste and boost the morale of the team.
Of course, the more important thing is that it is pleasing to the eye and makes people feel happy - in fact, Fang Plover has begun to like this beast of burden, and he thinks that he should have such a beast of burden in the future.
The packhouse on the other side of the front saddle bridge is semi-open and serves as the position and lookout point for the beast masters. It also has a breastplate and a shield, as well as a lookout basket similar to that on the mast. According to Tian Lan, it was originally planned to be removed after Luo Yu learned to control the clockwork goblin, but it has been left in place until now.
Fang Plover saw Jita sitting in the carriage house, holding a book of cloud-covered geography and reading it, with a pile of Alquin's map scrolls piled at her feet. The little girl watched so intently that she didn't notice Fang Plover until he reached the platform, blushed and said hello.
Fang Yu didn't bother her, nodded and crossed the suspension bridge. On the last platform, he stood outside the ladies' carriage house and knocked on the door: "Miss Aitila, I thought of something -"
Before he finished speaking, he didn't expect the door to be ajar and opened it in response.
There are no clutter in the ladies' room and it looks quite spacious. There is only a simple bed against the wall, and there are actually lockers underneath. There are also some fixed small cabinets, fenced bookshelves nailed to the wall, full of tomes, a wooden barrel filled with various scrolls, and a star tracker in the corner - come to think of it It's all naturalist stuff.
Fang Yu happened to see Aitila sitting on the edge of the bed, dazed with the brooch in her hand.
The elf girl turned around when she heard the voice, and was slightly startled when she saw him. Fang Yu stood outside the door in embarrassment, feeling guilty of being a thief when he came in uninvited. Fortunately, he didn't see anything embarrassing.
However, everything in the novel is indeed a lie.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - of course, it was just a little bit.
"What's the matter, Ed?" Aitila asked generously.
"Uh, that brooch..." Fang Plover looked at the brooch in the elf girl's hand, and naturally thought that the latter had discovered the clue. He suddenly felt like he had finally discovered a major clue and wanted to share it with others, but found out that he was actually a Martian.
Attila looked at him curiously.
In desperation, Fang Plover had no choice but to bite the bullet and repeat Miss Goblin's analysis. Etila listened quietly, then walked over, her emerald green eyes falling on him.
Finally, Fang Yu added: "Miss Etila, you should still remember Mr. Mazak's words, right? That brooch was probably left by Nicol Bolas's followers, the followers of the Dragon Cult. ——”
"Are followers of the Dragon Worship Cult capable of taking away people's starlight?" Attila asked, holding the brooch.
Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, he really hadn't thought about this problem.
Can someone take away someone else's star? Of course not, otherwise the world would be in chaos. However, the number of stars is indeed not static. He couldn't help but think that there are many secret treasures in the second world that can increase a person's total number of stars. And those things are also the core of the competition among the top selectors.
Fang Yu was suddenly startled, remembering that there might be such a thing in the first world - the Elf Holy Grail. Isn't the 'eternal life, endless wisdom' sung in the song the typical characteristics of the secret treasure of life? This elf treasure should also have the ability to permanently restore a person's vitality, that is, to increase the number of stars.
"Starlight, the Holy Grail of the Elf, the Obelisk - by the way, didn't Etila's brother also come to Elpaxin to find the Holy Grail of the Elf?" He suddenly thought of this, and vaguely felt that there was something in it. After contacting him, he couldn't help but ask: "Miss Attila, where did the rumors about the Elf Holy Grail and the seven obelisks first spread?"
"It seems to be Gula Port," Attila replied softly: "The place closest to the Abyssal Sea, where the first obelisk also appeared in the Abyssal Sea."
Abyssal Sea——That is the place under the continent of Aitaria, which is called the Abyssal Sea. Whether it is the first world or the second world, the records about the Abyssal Sea are only fragmented information-some people say that there is a vast ocean below, while others say that it is as hot as fire and magma flows below.
There is also a shattered world there, the ruined Atholin.
However, due to the existence of the turbulent layer, there are not many places where you can go down to the abyssal sea layer from above the sea of clouds. The Abyss of Kong near Gula Port is said to go directly to the abyssal sea, but very few people have actually been there.
But after hearing this, Fang Yu couldn't help but frown: "...the area near Gula Port is not an area where the Dragon Worship Cult operates."
Etila thought for a moment and realized the implication of Fang Plover's words: "Do you suspect that the rumors about the obelisk were spread by followers of the Dragon Worship Cult?"
Fang Plover nodded.
But he couldn't help but sigh, looking a little frustrated. "But the clues are not quite right now. It would be great if there were still people in that adventure group who survived."
"I thought so too, but basically all the people who participated in the first adventure with Kidd died in the Traveler Swamp." Attila was very calm - maybe she had accepted this fact, but All we need is the truth "...Although the bodies of other people were not found, their whereabouts are unknown, so they must be more serious than others."
Fang Yu suddenly remembered something and asked: "What about the initiator behind this adventure group? Even if the initiator dies, at least there is a sponsor, right? Who is the sponsor?"
Attila was also stunned.
She suddenly raised her head and looked at Fang Plover, her eyes filled with joy.
This group of people has been staying in Elpaxin for a while. In addition to helping Jita and others complete their mission, they have also been looking for clues from various sources. Finally, he contacted the president of the Black Goat Chamber of Commerce and completed the other party's request. Unexpectedly, he only got such a 'silent' brooch.
The followers of the Dragon Cult are the collective name for the evil dragon worshipers who are spread throughout the first world. There are far more than just followers of Nicol Bolas within them. It can even be said that there are many factions.
And even in the Sea of Clouds area, finding these people is a fantasy. After all, evil dragon worshipers themselves are secret believers who cannot be seen in the light, and they often have another identity in daily life.
For various reasons, this brooch actually means something to them.
Perhaps because of the confusion and confusion in her heart, the elf girl has never considered considering this issue from another direction.
That is - how was this adventure group formed? Why would her brother travel thousands of miles away from home to join such a strange adventure group? Who is its founder? Who are the supporters behind it? Why did the rumors about the Elven Holy Grail spread from Gula Port overnight?
Everything is full of puzzles.
And often behind the puzzles lies the truth and answers.
For a moment, Aitila couldn't help but feel like the sun was clearing from the clouds. Thinking of this, she looked at the big boy carefully, her eyes full of tenderness: "Thank you, Ed, for always helping me think about these things."
Fang Plover smiled, but he was too embarrassed to say that Miss Goblin had contributed to this, so he had no choice but to take the credit for himself. He scratched his head again and said: "Actually, I think Mr. Mazak should know something. Unfortunately, he didn't tell us this at the time. I guess he wouldn't have answered if we asked him-"
"It doesn't matter, everyone has their own secrets. Even the goddess Amaya does not require everyone to give selflessly," the elf girl replied reasonably: "Help is mutual. We have no reason to ask others for anything, but we can ourselves Think of ways to."
Fang Plover nodded.
Of course he knew that method. An adventure group should at least leave its recorded information in one place.
That’s Grand’s Adventure Hall—
But he suddenly felt a little strange. In this case, it seemed that Etila, Parker and the others had the same destination as him. He was also heading to Grande to inherit the name Dawn Star.
While Fang Yu was thinking about this problem, he suddenly heard someone calling his and Atila's names in the distance.
He turned around and could just see the left front of the giant beast on the platform, where Tian Lan and Luo Yu ran back from there in the forest. The little French girl put her hands to her mouth and shouted at the two of them: "Sister Etila, brother Ed, come quickly, the rock shark has appeared!"
Then Fang Yu remembered that there was such a thing.
Yes, the sky is big and the earth is big, and you can make the most money.
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